Special Friends

My life has been so filled with special friends. I can't even began to count the blessings they have been to me. They sustain me when I myself don't think I can take another step. They make me laugh,cry, and sometimes try my patience. They bring me gifts of unstoppable laughter that last me for days. The other side of friendship is , what do they think of me? Do they hold me responsible for every word that pops out my mouth? Do they love me when I fail to call? Do they understand my quirks? That is a big statement..I am sure they think I have so many!Friendship is a responsibility that I hold with great esteem. I know I don't always live up to my side of being a friend but they are always true to me. There are so many different kinds of friendship..Coming to my mind is my friendship with a young mother of four(I am not naming names--it might get me in trouble!!)I taught her Sunday School as a teenager and have watched her grow into a mature young woman who is so spiritually mature. I see her often but just around..we don't have time for long conversations but she knows I love her and am there for her anytime. Her children are growing and I understand where she is in her life..Oh so busy and I am glad she is there and not me!We are connecting through the Blog and that is fun. She has been a mentor to my daughters..I have several older friends...Wise women who have been where I am now and helped me when times were tough raising my daughters,they have made moves, had husbands who have retired, been through many of life's ups and downs and I count their wisdom as highly as that of Solomon. Then there are friends you see or talk to every day..They are the ones who put up with my JUNK!!The fussing about the dog, the laundry, the husband, the having to look at me with no make-up, and seeing my house upside down..They give me direction when I am lost and don't know where to turn. These are the ones I wonder why they put up with me? Time and Time again they are there to help, talk, laugh, and even babysit my grandchildren..It seems every time my grandchildren visit I need a trip to the dentist and this one friend always helps me out when I have emergency appointments. This same friend looks like the real Miss Pattycakes and my granddaughter thinks I live across the street from her video celebrity!Then there are friends you don't talk to but you know you can call anytime and catch up without feeling guilty for not calling them on a regular basis. There are old friends, college friends who took life on the wild side with you, high school friends who you reconnect with over the years, ones who even live in the same town with your daughters and are a mother when I can't be . I have friends who I scrapbook with who know a whole lot more about me than they wish they did!They have to look at my pictures and hear story after story about each trip I take and mundane moments of life I think are important.These friends and I LAUGH a lot and are medicine to my soul....Then last but not least is my best Friend JESUS..He puts up with the worst..My heart, my thoughts, the not so nice side of me but He Still loves me no matter what..That is what I want to be more like for my friends here on earth.He is always with me, always listening, always faithful, and has written a best seller book. I just wish I stopped and listened to him more, did not take him for granted, and trusted him with my every problem. I fall so short of being a good friend to him. But I know his amazing love for me and that is the best thing to wake up to and know he is there to help me through the day. He could care less about my house, my things, he just wants me to listen to him, study, pray more, count on him for every moment of my day and have a intimate relationship with him . I long for more of him and thank him each day for my friends he has blessed me with. He is the reason I have and am a friend.I hope your day is filled with friendship.I know mine will be..Loving each of you...Robin